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APPLICATION FILED MAR. 20. 1920.

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COIN-CONTROLLED VENDING IMIACHINE.

Specification of Letters Patent. Fatentd June 27, 1922,

Appncarion mea Mai-ch 2o, ieee. serial No. 'eef/,533.

To all ywhomy t may colncefm Be it known that l, Hanvnr GILns, a citi zen of the United States, and a resident of Brooklyn, in the county ot Kings and State of New York, have invented certain new and useful improvements in Coin-Controlled Vending Machines, or which the following is a specification.

The invention relates to improvements in coin-controlled vending machines in general and more specilically to improvements in coin-controlled vending,` machines ol small size adapted to rest on a store counter or be secured to the back ol a theatre chair or other support, the mechanism olf the invention being operable to deliver the articles of merchandise upon the introduction ot a proper coin to the machine and the movement thereafter ot an operating han" dle whose outer end is pre'i'crably exposed at the bottom ol2 the machine, while the delivery aperture tor the `goods sold is located at the lower lett hand side ot the casing ot the machine, and the slot for the entrance ot' coins to the mechanism being.; preferably located at the ria'ht hand portion ot the top ot the machine.

The machine otV my invention comprises a suitable casing having a removable 'liront and within which is located a vert' :al tray for the pieces ot chocolate or other merchandise to be sold, a `coin-controlled mechanism disposed at one side ot' said tray and operable from without the machine on the introduction to said mechanism ot a proper coin, and a goods-ejector located adjacent to the top ot the tray Yfor ejectinp the top piece ol goods t'rom the tray, whence the ejected piece of goods descends along` one side ot' the tray to the discharge opening; located. by preference, at the lower le't't hand side ot the casing` ot' the machine. The mechanism ot' my invention comprises a pivotcd or oscillatoryT tray within which is placed a compressible spring' and thereupon the pieces ot goods to be sold` slid spring keeping the stack ot goods pressed upwardly to thc upper end ot saidtray. and a `joods-ejcctor located in fixed position near the upper end ot the trav andaeainst which the top piece of ,goods in the tray is carried by an oscilA latory movement ot lthe trav itself in a direction toward said ejector. whereby said top piece oi `goods becomes dislodged or ejected `trom the upper end ot the stack of confections and is lett to descend to the discharge opening forthe goods sold, when said piece may be removed by the hand ot' the purchaser. Themechanisrn ot my invention also provides means 'for receiving` and guiding the introduced coin and finally utilizing the same in connection with a locking' member for the tray and Which also serves as a coineejector or to eject the coin trom the coin chute daringthe Inovement ot the tray to carry the top piece ot con'lection against the goods-ejector, the coin when acted upon by said coin ejector being compelled to pass by a coin gauge, oit special character, and linally descend into a coin box located below the tray.

One purpose oit' the invention-is to provide a coin-controlled vending;Y machine having in addition to thc necessary mechanical parts Vfor controlling Aits operation, a swinging or oscillatory tray Alor holding the stack of con'lfections to be sold and which tray discharges the pieces as sold ilrom the upper end 'thercoll the stack ot pieces resting upon an expansible springlocated in the bottom ol the tray an d which keeps the stack pressed npvi'ardljv toward the upper end of the tray.

Another purpose olr the invention is to provide a small comparatively inexpensive machine whose operative mechanism is such as to correctly carry ont the purposes of the machine and the parts of which are of such nature as to be durable, easily assembled and not likely to get out of order under the usual conditions attending' the employment of the machine. The details of the mechanical parts ot' the machine will be 'Fully described hereinafter, and the invention as a vfhole will be understood from the 'tollowinrj sprwiticatiou. re terence being had to the accompanying' drawings, in which:

Fig. l is a vfront elevation, partly in section, ot a machine constructed in accordance with and. embodying` the invention, the parts being` shown in normal position ready to receive a coin and'be operated, the section being mainly through the 'front portion of the casing, coin box and certain plates identified hereinafter by reference numerals; i

Fig. 2 is a central vertical section through the same, with the parts of the mechanism shown in a partly operated position, the section being` on the dotted line 2-2 or" Fig'. 3;

Fig. 3 is a vertical transverse section through the machine, taken on the dotted line 3-3 of Fig. 4 and illustrating the merchandise tray as having been moved from the nor'mal position shown in Fig. l to a vertical position, this representing about one-half of the stroke or movement of the tray, which normally is 'from the position in which said tray is shown in Fig. l to the reverse of that position along the arc of a circle;

Fig. 4 is a vertical section through the machine, taken on the dotted line 4 4 ot Fig. 3;

F ig. 5 is a top view ot' the machine, with an attachment thereon for arresting washers and the like, shown in section;

Fig. 6 is a horizontal section, on a larger scale, through the machine, taken on the dotted line 6 6 of Fig. 3 and illustrating the mechanism in the position in which the same is represented in Fig. 3;

Fig. 7 is a horizontal section, on an en` lai-ged scale, through the machine, taken on the dotted line 7-7 oit' Fig. 3;

Fig. 8 is a detached side elevation of the upper end portionY of the merchandise tray and is presented to illustrate, more particuH larly, the means for locking the cover on said tray;

Fig. 9 is a perspective view of the coin box removed from the machine;

Fig. l0 is a front elevation or' the back plate of the machine showing the parts connected therewith and with the merchandise tray omitted;

Fig. l1 `is a rear view oi the tray withdrawn from the machine;

Fig. l2 is a perspective view of the iront enclosing casing of the mechanism, taken from the rear thereof;

Fig. 13 is a detached perspective view olf the preliminary coin chute for receiving the coins trom the coin-slot and directing the same to the operative mechanism ot the ma chine;

Fig. let is a detached top view of the spring member located within the tray and below the pieces of merchandise to be placed therein; Fig. lelshows more particularly the top plate applied on said spring;

Fig. 15 is a side elevation of the lower right hand side of the machine and illustrates the means for permitting the return to the purchaser ot an improper coin which may have been fed to the machine, and

Fig. 16 is a like view of the lower lett hand side of the main casing and illustrates the discharge opening for the pieces of confection.

In the drawings, 2O designates the general casing of the machine, and this casing is formed by a back plate 2l (Figb l0) and a front section 22 (Fig. l2) which provides a top 23, a bottom 24: and vertical sides 25, 26, and the top is equipped with a coin entrance slot 27 and a lock 2S of ordinary character whose bolt 29 is adapted to a recess or keeper 8O (F l0) formed near the top of the back plate The front section 22 may be secured to the back section 2l by iirst inserting the side ears 3l formed on the sides 2.5, 2S through vertical slots 32 r'ormed in the back plate 2l and the i lowering said liront section so that the hooks 3l become caught behind the plate 2l at the lower ends o'lf said slots 32, and thereafter when the lock 28 is operated to throw the bolt 29 into the keeper 3G the two sections of the casing become locked together. v

Llpon the back plate 2l is pivotally mounted the merchandise tray 33, which tray is iler-med with a back plate Sel, sides 85, front :racing flanges 36, and bottom plate sections 37, and said tray is mounted at about its middle portion upon the back plate 2l, the connection between said tray and said back plate being more clearly illustrated in Fig. 2 in which it may be seen that secured to the back of the trayl is a hub 3S having a reduced portion adapted to enter and it within a circular opening 39 in said plate 2l, and that at the rear side ot' the plate 21 is a disk Li0 which is fastened by a screw [ll to the rear end of the hub 38. The hub 38 rigid with the back oi the tray 33 and may rotate in the bearing aperture 39 in the back plate 2l, and hence said tray may have an oscillatory movement imparted to it from one side to the other or from the 'position in which said tray is shown in Fig. l to an opposite position and then back to its initial position, shown in Fig. l. The tray 33 has secured to its back a plate 4t2 which terminates in a handle 4S extending downwardly through a slot 4l in the bottom 24, as shown in Fig. 2, and provided with a knob Ll5 for convenience in moving the same and the tray connected therewith toward the left from the position in which said tray is shown in Fig'. l, the return movement oiu the tray to its normal position being effected by means oi a coiled spring 6 which has one end connected with the tray and the other end with a pin e117 rigid with the back plate Y y The slot ad while iormed in the bo om 24, as shown in Fig. l2, is closed at its rear side by the Yfront edge oi a curved or segmental plate 4S secured by screws i9 (Fig. l0) against the 'trontiace ot the back plate 2l.

The tray 3? is able, 'from its being pivotally mounted.r to oscillate or swing and other wise except 'tor rtain special details herein.r er explaine., snot otunusual construction, and said tray as a Feature of? novelty contains the compressiblc and erpansible leaf-spring which rests at its lower end upon the bottom sections 37 of the tray and carries on its upper end a top plato 5l which is recessed in one end, as at 52 (Fig. 14),

and is riveted or otherwise secured at its right hand end to the upper leaf of the spring 59. The plate 51 preferably has right hand depending lugs 53 extending downwardly along the edges of the Vupper leaf of the spring 50 and .at its left hand end downwardly depending lugs 54 which extend along the adjacent portions of the two upper leaves of the spring 59, as shown in Fig. 3, so that when the spring 50 is compressed the upper leaves of the spring may close toward the bottom of the plate 51 and between the lugs 53, 53 and 54, 54e without obstruction. At its right hand end the top plate 51 is slit and bent downwardly forming a tongue 55, as shown in Figs. 3 and 14, thus providing a clear entrance for the left hand end of the goods ejector 56 to engage the top piece of confection 57 at the upper end of the stack of confections numbered 58, as hereinafter explained. The spring 50 may be in one continuous piece or made up of sections and it is of accordion formation, the leaves zig-nagging back and forth and being normally separated, except at their ends, so as to be capable of compression, as in Fig. l, and thereafter of expansion, as shown in Fig. 3, as the pieces of confection are7 one after another in succession, dislodged from the upper end of the tray The ripper end of the tray has a hinged top 59, shown in side elevation in Fig. l1 and in right hand end view in Fig. S. rThe top 59 is formed of two side arms G9 and a right hand end depending member G1 which normally extends downwardly along the right hand side ot' the upper end of the tray 33. as shown in Fig. S, said member G1 being open in its upper portion in line with the spacing between the arms 60 so as to expose the top piece of confection 5T to the action of the goods ejector. The side arms 6() of the cover 59 are. pivotallv secuied,'at 62, to the left hand side edges of the tray 33, and said side arms 60 have at their outer edges depending` flanges G3 to lap over the upper front and back edges of the top of the tray. At its right hand side the upper end of the tray is cut away. as indicated in 3, in line with the opening in the depending member G1 of the cover 59 and the spacing between the side arms G0, this being for the purpose of permitting the goodsejector to perform its proper action. The depending member (il of the cover 59 is formed with a recess or aperture (34 to receive a stud 65 on the upper end of a leafspring 66 which is fastened to the side of the tray and constitutes a spring latch to engage the depending member (Si when the cover 59 is moved to closed position and loclr said cover in such position. The stud (S5 may loe released from the aperture 9-1 of the cover b v pressure applied against the spring GG. which, the tray being slotted behind said spring, may be pressed inwardly to carry the stud 65 from engagement with said cover. Upon the upper sides of the arms 60 of the cover 59 are vertical pins 67 which may be utilized, when necessary, to assure the complete dislodgement from the upper end of the casing of an ejected piece of the confection so that said piece shall assuredly descend to the discharge opening therefor. The. cover 59 extends, at the facing edges of its arms GO over the side edges of the upper piece of con t'ection, and hence said cover when in its closed position receives the pressure exerted on the stack of confections by the spring 50, and the cover 59 may be opened at any necessary time to replenish the tray with pieces of confection, said pieces then being placed on the top plate 51 and pressed downwardly so as to compress the spring 50, as shown in Fig. il. rllhe spring 50 may be of varied construction, but I prefer to form the same from a strip of phosphor bronzedied-up to give the same the accordion outline shown in Fig. 3. The spring 50 automatically expands as the top pieces of confection are in succession ejected from the ripper end of the stack of eonfections, and hence the pieces of confection in the stack are always kept together and pressed against the top. 59. 1n constructing the spring 50 from phosphor bronze l iirst, by means of dies, .impart to the strip of metal the zigzag formation shown to create the several corresponding leaves, and thereafter the meeting edges of said leaves are firmly pinched together', this leaving each leaf of the structure possessing spring action.

The oscillatory tray 33 is provided on its back with stop lugs GS, and these lugs alternatelv engage a rigid stop G9 secured on the front face of the back plate 21 (Figs. 10 and il.) The lugs 68 and stop 69 serve to limit the movements ofthe tray 33, said tray when in its normal position, shown in Fig. 1, having its le t't hand lug 68 against the left hand edge of the stop G9, as shown by dotted lines .in Fig. l. and when the tray 33 is moved to its opposite position, in the regular operation of 'the machine. the right hand stop lug 68, indicated by dotted lines in Fig. l, will move against the right hand edge of the stop 69 and arrest said tray. The complete movenient ot' the trav 33 is therefore from the position shown in Fig. l to its opposite position or until the right hand lng 68 strikes the right hand edge of the lug 69.

The tray is normally locked in its initial position, with slight freedom of movement` toward the left from the position shown in Fig. 1 by means of a pivoted arm 79 secured to the back plate 2l and a dog 71 secured on the back of the tray and adapted to move against a shoulder 72 on the left hand end of said arm 70, these parts being indicated by dotted lines in Fig. l and 4 incassa solid lines in Figs. l0 and ll. The tray may be swung` its lower end toward the lett, in the al sence ot a coin in the machine, until the lower end oit the dog` 71 strikes the shoulder 72, and thereupon the tray will become held against 'further movement tending to operate the machine ii/When a coin is present in the machine and the tray 3l is turned at its lower end toward the lett, the right hand curved end (3 ot the arm will ride against the edge or the coin, and at this time the coin being` resisted in its downward movement, will cause the arm 70 to turn upwardly at its right hand end and downwardly at its le'ft hand end, and thus the shoulder 72 will be carried below the dog` Z'l and the tray 83 may be continued in its movement-, The cooperation ot the coin with the right hand end ot the arm 79 will be explained hereinaitter.

The tray 33 when moved in the operation oli the machine, should be compelled to make a complete movement both 'from its normal position shown in l and back to said position, and as means iior compelling this full movement ot the tray l provide on the back ot the tray a segmental ratchet plate Til (Fig. ll) and on the front ot the back plate 2l a pivoted dog` 75 which normally stands vertically and vis connected at its lower end with a coiled spring` 76. Vhen the tray 33 is in its normal position the dog 'T5 will stand substantially vertically, as shown in Fig. l, and as the lower end of the tray is swung` to the leii't, said dog; will turn angularly and slide alongv the teeth ot the ratchet Za as indicated by dotted lines in Fig. 3, in which position said dog', while permitting the continued movement of the lower end of the tray toward the lett, will resist any movement ol said portion of the tray toward the right, but when the d. has performed. its iull movement, Athe dog 7 will again stand vertically and then permit the tray to be swung at its lower end toward the right, said dog` then turning angularly and, while permitting' the tray to be swung toward the right, resisting any attempt that might be made to swing;` the lower end oli the tray toward the lett before it has completed its 'lull movement toward the right.

The curved plate a8 hereinbe'lore reiterred to secured to the lower front edge ol the back plate 2l, has upwardly and inwardly inclined end plates 7T. which receive and support the coin box 78, said coin boi: being ol segmental outline and having' cars 79 on its ends adapted to slide into slots S9 formed in said plates T?.

The casing section Q2 is formed in the lower end ot.' its lett hand side 25 with an outlet opening 8l lor the confections sold, and at the openingl 8l the bottom ot said casing section has a projecting lip 82 upon which the pieces ot confection rest in an inclined position until removed by the hand oit' the purchaser. At the inner tace of the section 22 is secured block 83 having a rearwardly inclined upper end, as shown in lligg. l2, and which serves to clelect the pieces ott confection as sold to the opening.;v Sl and lip 82, and within the casing section Q2 l secure a thin plate 84: olE springI metal which inclines inwardly and upwa 'diy from a block 85 supporting it to the side oli'. the tray 33, as shown in i and 3, and which plate Sel serves to ct 'the sold pieces of confection downwardly to the outlet opening 81 therefor. The plate Elli constitutes a yielding or springI chute which always, at its upper end, 'follows the tray and serves to guide the sfild pieces ol confection to their point of discharge.

vt the lower end of the side 26 of the r section 22 is l'orined a discharge opening,` 86 tor the return ot improper coins to the j nirchaser. Il' a ten cent piece should i tent piece should have been introduced, the ,en cent piece will be returned to the pur- Ahaser at the opening 86. At the front of the upper portion ot the opening` 86 the side ot the casing is provided with a small pin 6'? which aids in directing an improper coin or a paper disk or the like to the discharge opening S6, and as 'further means ifor directing` an improper token to the opening;` 66 l secure to the t'ront ot the back plate ill a plate 68 which has a downwardly and outwardly deflected upper end 89 and in,\';i.rdly and downwardly deflected .lower end 96 which engages the upper edge ot the right hand plate T? formed on one end ot the aforesaid plate 48. Between the plate 86 and the side 26 oi? the front casing section is formed a channel 9i through lwhich the improper coins may descend to the opening 86.

The goods-ejector 56 consists of an arm oil sheet metal having a downwardly bent and preferably slotted left hand end, as shown in Fig. 6, to engage the successive pieces ot confection pressed to the upper end oli trie tray 33. The goods-ejector 56 is oit rie-ht angular formation, as shown in Fig'. 6, and is integral with a sheet metal plate 92 (Fig. l0) pivotally secured by a screw or the like 93 against the front tace ot the back-plate 2l. The plate 92 is formed with a slot 9st which receives a fixed screw or n 95 on which said plate 9:?J may have an cillatory movement or yielding action. The plate 92 is iioii'ned with a small arm 96 entendingy toward the left and upon which a leiitspiing 9.7 is flexed. rlhe spring 97 tends to press the plate 9:2 downwardly to the eX- tent limited by the slot 9d and screw 95 and also permits said plate to yield upwardly durino' pecially the ejector' 56 moves against the tongue 55 of the top-plate 51 on the spring 50. The spring 97 is also important in that when the last piece ot confection has been sold from the top of the tray, said spring will depress the downwardly bent lett hand end of the goods-ejector 50 into the recess 52 formed in said top plate 51 and b v engaging the edge thereot' said end will lock the tray 33 stationary. rlhe goods-ejector 5G is supported from and moved with the plate 92.

The goods-ejector 55 while being permitted to have an oscillatory motion on the pivot 93 is otherwise in xed position and it operates to push the top piece ot confection 57 from the tray 33 by said tray, at its upper end, being moved toward said ejector, said movement ot the tray serving to press the top piece of confection against the downwardly bent end of the ejector 56 to such extent that said piece is slid Atrom over the top of the tray, as partly represented in Fig. 2. lVhen the upper end ot' the tray 33 has moved to its Lfull extent toward the right or until the right hand lug 0S on said tray strikes the right hand edge of the stop G9` the top piece oit confection 57 will be tilted from ofi' the tray 33 and descend along the side thereof and against the spring plate S4 and iinally rest upon its end at the lip S2 at the base of the discharge opening 81 in the casing 20, whence said piece will be removed by the hand ot the purchaser. After the upper end of the tray 33 has been swung to its full stroke toward the right and ejected the top piece ot confection, pressure on the knob 45 will be released, and then the spring 46 will restore the tray to its normal position. shown in Fig. 1. The tray is not permitted to be operated however in the absence ot a proper coin in the machine, as hereinafter explained.

The coin-slot 27 is open to receive a coin at all times except when the tray 33 is being moved in the regular operation of the machine or when the last piece ot confection in the tray has been sold. and during such periods the coin-slot 27 is closed suiciently to prevent the ingress of the coin by means of a shutter-plate 9S which is a right angular member on the upper end of a bell-crank lever 99 secured to the back-plate 21 by a pivot screw 100 and having an arm 101 extending toward the left and curved on the arc of a circle at its lower edge and inclined downwardly and toward the right at its left hand end. The bell crank lever 99 is weighted at its left hand portion and its right hand vertical arm engages a stop pin 102 which serves to normally hold the shutter plate 98 in what may be said to be open position, as shown in Fig. 1. so that a coin may be entered through the slot 27. After the operation of the machine and eswhen the downwardly bent end of a coin has been introduced through the slot 27 and the tray is turned on its pivot by pressure applied to the knob 45, said tray carries a pin 103 fastened upon its back against the left hand end of the arm 101 of the lever 99 and turns said arm upwardly and thereby causes the shutter plate 98 to nieve toward the right and directly below the coin-slot `27, thereby excluding coins from the machine. The shutter 93 remains in its closure position until the tray 33 has completed its movement toward the right for the ejection of the top piece of conteetion and is then turned at its upper portion toward the left, under the action of the spring 46, the tray then carrying the pin 103 from engagement with the bell-crank lever 99 and allowing said lever to carry the shutter plate 9S to its open position.

Upon the top 23 of the front casing section 22 is provided means for arresting a washer which might be used in an attempt to operate the machine, and said means comprise a pivoted arm 104 and a pivoted dog 105 (Fig. 5) concealed within a casing 106 having in its top a coin-slot 107. The arm 10i is spring-pressed by means of a spring 10S against a stop-pin 109 and at such time extends across one end of the coin-slot 27, as shown in Fig. 5. The dog 105 has a small leaf spring- 110 connected with it and the free end of this spring engages a slot 111 in the arm 104. lVhen a washer, or even a proper coin, is introduced through the coin slot 107 to be entered through the slot 27, it will move against the arm 104 and turn the same outwardly from the slot 27, and this action causes the pointed end 112 of thedog 105 to turn inwardly against said washer or coin. It a coin is being introduced in the machine, the pointed end 112 of the dog 105 will merely pass against the i'ace of the saine withoutinterfering with the passage of the coin into the machine, but if a washer is `fed to the machine, said pointed end 112 of said dog 105 will enter the hole in the washer and arrest the washer against further movement through the coinslots. The top face of the end 112 is flat, as shown in Fig. 5, and the lower face of said end 112 is beveled, as shown in Fig. 3, and hence when a washer is fed to the machine said washer will be held against complete entry into the machine by the upper flat face of the end 112 ot the dog 105, but since the lower 'face of said end 112 is beveled, said washer may be withdrawn from the coin slot 107.

A coin introduced through the coin-slots 107 and 27 will descend against a coin-slide 113 shown in detail in Fig. 13, this coin-slide comprising a back plate 114 and side flanges 115, 11G turned inwardly to coniine a coin which may be sliding down the plate 114. The upper ends of the flanges 115 are flared sinne downwardly an towa d the lett, as shown in 1 and 1.3 and nei-inmate :1l if; below t ie un 3er riiht l i hand edge ol the sluitter-pate 'lhe plate 114A entends lo'fvnwai-diy a sintable distance and tne'i ein fes nwardljf and tower(1 the lett as at 11i" l) and this lower portion of LLe plats is suitably tlana'e 11S) which also ser to ine a descending coin along` said pl i The (guard linger 1-8 is seenrer to l r" i et 122 which is Ylastened the bacl; plate 2L, as shown in VAFifi'. 1d and by preliorenee is l'orined inegrally with the lower end ol the plate 114, s heini; bent upwardly from the inner edge of the lower portion of seid plate. Upon the bottom of the lower portion oit the plate 1111 is secured a magnet 121 ot horse-shoe or other suitable type for arres'fing` a steel dislr or the like which might be introduced into the machine in lieu ot a aroper coin.

A coin upon sliding` down the 1111 will descend into the upper end ot ecoinchute 122 which comprises a liael-z plete 123 fastened against the right hand side ol the tra)7 33 and integralrifolded over lla" ef;- teinling` toward each other and numbered 12e7 125 (Fig, el). The flanges 12e` ten-ether withY the bac-li plate 123 carryin them, constitute a rim-wai7 into ifhich eoin introduced to the machine will pass and be temporarily conlined until ejected by the curved portion 'T3 ot the pivoted lever arm TO hereinbetore described. The 'opper ends ot the flanges 124, 125 are flared towa right, as at 1267 so as to direct a dese coin into the run-way between said ges and the plate t fr zo an assistance to a coin reaching the said run-way on leaving' plate 114C, l provide n. one side y plate 123 a flange 122'" (Figs, L1 an i flange serving to prevent the e il ing` toward the front andy not r inwardly laringends 126 ot the 125. Between ears ertendirg` right from the upper portions oA Le 1 12-1, 125 1 pivotally mount l tester 128 whose outline shown *Y The coin tester has a linee;- ext wardlff between the flanges 1.21 coin sliding down at the inner upper ends of said flanges will eti finger and it ot proper weight will jeans the linger and enter the lower portion or the run-way hetween said ilanges 121T and the plate 1287 and if the coin should not be i Y weight it will not ti 3 the iveight and will finally tall down alongthe hand side of the main easing and etape f1 LeS through the channel 91 to the outlet opening` 'for iinin'oper coins. ln l. indicate a eoin at 129 as haringy descended below the automat :alliT aiftii'ig` weight tester 12S. The weight tester 12Sy is weightel at its right A, i ion and therefore automatically to initial position ailfter a coin has wissad below its lett hand lin The coin i 12d is .not separati-Sly elainied herein reing linowa Yfeature for testing' the weight coin so that only a coin ol proper weight i pass below it and enter the operative anism located below said tester. below the weight tester 12S 1 pii'otallT mount on an ear VXtendinflfrom the inner edge ot the. f' rllhe dog lange 124 a den; 130.

shown in Fig; 3, and has a lower linger projertin toward the lett and normally extendin between the flanges 1211, 125 of the eoin-ehute. llllhen a coin passes downwardly through the Coin-Chute it tilts the l 153() outwardly or toward the right and es the position the coin 129, shown in Ill the linger 230 on the dog` then resting' l st the e of the coin. Thereatten when the coin is torced downwardlyv from the position shown in Fi 3; the lower linger on the dog` 130 swings i wardly between the AlA said l Jnop/es 124. and closes anj.7 upward or the com through the eoinchnte. r11

,he coin and amoidinn` undef.1 any circumm .fstances anyv upward. sliding` ot the coin after 'Y1 i ie coin has descended below said dog.

The means 'tor moving the Coin downwardly througl'i the coin chiite Yfrom the posi tion which it is shown in Fig'. 3, is the urved end 73 of the lever aini TO, and this end as shown in 1. is in position. n the lower end et the tra@7 is turned toward the left, to pass above the coin 1.29., shown in Fig'. 3. and during; the con nued ferment oit' the lower= end ot the tra;7 tothe lett.y torce sail coin downwardlv foe coin-'chute` so that it mai,T tall into ion 7S. When the trai7 is turned` lower end., toward the left, said tray7 winst the leier-arm TO and st :timetion perlormed is th the eoin irn the letthhand end ot said arm '70 w ill downwardly t, om Jche 71 so to complctelj1 iiree the traj,T 3? to be operated, and

an opening 131 formed in the back-plate 123, as shown in Fig. L1, and when the lower portion of the tray 33 is turned toward the left, said end of said lever arm T9 becomes exposed through said opening. as shown in Fig. 3, so as to reach and press downwardly on the upper side edge oi the coin 129. The pressure of the coin 129 against the lever arm T0 is prevented vtrom tilting the curved end T3 of said lever arm upwardly, because during this operation o1 the machine the metal of the plate 123 at the upper edge of the aforesaid opening 131 serves as a stop to prevent upward movement ot the right hand end of the arm 70. The upper edge of the curved end T3 of the lever arm is recessed out so that during the movement of the tray 33 the upper edge o1' the opening 131 may travel along the upper edge of said arm TO without undue binding action, while at the same time acting to keep the arm 70 stationary during the ejection of the coin 129.

The coin 129 becomes poclreted in the lower end of the coin-chute represented by the plate 123 and flanges 124, 125 by its engagement with the right hand edge of said chute, as shown in Fig. 4;, and with a pivoted gaugearm 132 which has, at its upper end, a gauge-member or linger 133 projecting into the front edge of the coin-chute in position to arrest the coin 129. The arm 132 is mounted on a pivot 134 and is given a spring pressure toward the coin-chute by means oit a coiled spring 135. The gauge arm 132- may be adjusted toward and from the coinchute in accordance with the diameter of the coin by means of a set-screw 1.36 (Fig. 1) which extends through an ear Jtermed on the front end of said arm and at its pointed end engages an ear 137 formed on the rear edge ot' t-he 'front flange 12-1. By means ot the screw 136 the gauge arm may be given its proper initial adjustment in accordance with the diameter o't` the coin` it being intended that a coin ot insuflicient diameter will slide by the coin-gauge finger 133 and that a coin of proper diameter will be arrested by said coin gauge. The coin 129 is arrested within the lower end of the coinchute because said coin is used as the means for unlocking the tray so that said tray may be operated for the disposal of a piece of confection 'from its upper end, and hence it is important that the coin 129 be temporarily arrested in the position `in which the coin is shown in Figs. 3 and 4 soas to assure the proper operation of the machine.

All of the features ot' the machine have been hereinbefore described with the exception of certainmeans located at the upper left hand portion of the main casing for vassnrino the ro er descent ot the neces ot confection as sold from the upper end ot the tray 33, said means residing 1n a spring arm 133 extending downwardly and toward the left from a bracket plate 139 which is carried by the front casing section 22 (Fig. 12). The spring 138 stands in the path of a piece ot' conitection being sold, as shown in 3. and tilts the lefthand end of the piece downwardlyT so that the same may descend along a chute plate .140, which is secured at its upper end at 1111 and at its lower end at 112 to the back-plate 21, as shown in Fig. 10. A spring plate 143 is secured to the side of the iront member of the casing, as shown in Fig. 12, and the lower end o1 this spring laps inwardly7 over the upper' end et' the side 111 o1 the chute 110, as shown in Figs. 1 and 3, and thereby aids in compelling the descent of the sold pieces ot confection along said chute, whence said pieces descend against the spring-plate and Finally land on end against the lip 82, -lroin which the pieces are removed by hand through the opening 81.

rl`he operation of the several parts of the machine has been quite fully explained hereinbe tore in connection with the description ot' said parts, and hence only limited t'urther explanation of such operation seems to be necessary. Vhen the machine is in its normal posit-ion, shown in Fig. 1, a coin may be passed downwardly through 'the coin-slots 27 and 107 and pass down the coin-slide 114 and enter the upper end of the coin-chute represented by the plate 123 and flanges 124, 125, said coin descending by the weight tester 128 and dog 130 and becoming arrested by the gauge finger 133. Thereupon the operator will move the handle -13 toward the left from the position shown in Fig. 1, thereby turning the tray 33 on its pivot and swinging the lower end ot' said tray toward the lett and the upper end the-rect toward the right, whereby the upper piece of confection 57 in the tray is carried against the goods ejector 56 and becomes dislodged from the upper end of the tray` said piece falling down to the outlet opening 81.. Atter a piece of confection has been dislodged, pressure on the handle L13 is released and the spring 16 restores the tray to its normal position. r1`he spring 50 and plate 51 keep the pieces of confection pressed upwardly against the top or hinged cover of the tray. The tray is com pelled to have a complete movement in one direction and then in the reverse direction by reason of the dog and ratchet 74. Vhen the tray 33 is away 'from its initial position, the shutter 98 prevents the entrance of coins into the machine, and when the tray is moving to its initial position. the arm 99 carrying said shutter will tilt downwardly at its lei't hand end to remove the shutter 98 from the path of the coin introduced through the coin-slots 107, 27. The tray 33 is locked against operation, in the absence ot a proper coin, by means ot the lever arm 'TO and dog '71, and said tray is rendered operable when a coin is in the machine by the engagement ot said leverI arm against the coin. The tray 33 has an oscillatory movement on its pivotal support, and this movement is limited by the enga-gement of the respective stop-lugs G3 against the opposite sides of the stationary stop 69. When the last piece ot conteetion in the tray 33 has been sold, the lgoodsejector 56, at its downwardly turned or hooked left hand end, engages the recess 52 in the top plate 51 ot the; tray 33 and locks the tray 33 stationary, the shutterplate 98 at this time remainingd stations in its position to exclude the entrance ot coins into the machine. The coin-gauge finger 133 has a beveled inner or left hand face at its end, as shown in Fig. 7, and this beveled end of the linger 133 serves to arrest the coin 129, as shown in Fig'. 3, ireparatory to the operation of the tray 33. upon Whose operation the coin 129 is iorced downwardly by the lever-arm 70. The inner end of the coin-gauge linger 133 is beveled, as shown in Fia'. 7, so that 'it may arrest a proper coin 129, b-ut permit a coin of proper diameter but deficient `in thickness to slip by it without becomnip; arrested. The coin-gauge linger 133 also permits a. coin which might be deficient in diameter to slip by it. When a coin is not arrested at the coin-gauge 133, the tray 33 is 1xept locked against operation, sul'licient to eject a piece of confection, by means ot the lever-arm 7 0 and dog- 71.

What I claim as my invention and desire to secure by Letters-Patent, is:

1. 1n a coin-controlled vending' machine having an exterior casing, a coin entrance slot, a discharge for the sold merchandise, means for locking the dispensing' structure inoperative in the absence of an introduced coin and coin-controlled mechanism for releasing said struct-ure through the medium of an introduced coin, a dispensing' structure comprisingy a tray for .holding` a stack oit pieces of merchandise mounted iter lateral swinging movement within said casing, an exposed handle connected with said tray tor operating the same and an ejector against which, on the movement of the tray, a piece of merchandise held thereby is pressed and becomes thereby discharged, said tray also having means to receive and carry the coin against said releasing means.

2. In a coin-controlled vending machine having an exterior casing, a coin entrance slot, a discharge for the sold merchandise, means for locking the dispensing structure inoperative in the absence oi an introduced coin and coin-cont-rolled mechanism tor releasing said structure through the medium of an introduced coin, a dispensingstructure comprising" a tray for holding' a stack of pieces ot merchandise mounted ior lateral swinging' movement within said casing, an exposed handle connected with said tray for opcratin the same in one direction.y a springir ttor automatically moving said tray in the return direction, means for compelling; said tray to live complete .inovements in both directions and an ejector a'gainst which, on the movement ot the tray, a piece of merchandise held thereby is pressed and becomes 'thereby discharged, said tray also having means to receive and carry the coin against said releasing means.

3., ln a coin-controlled vending machine haring an exterior casing, a coin entrance slot, a discharge tor the sold merchandise, means tor locking the dispensing structure inoperative in the absence oi: an introduced coin and coin-controlled mechanism for releasing said structure through the medium ci" an introduced coin, a dispensing' structure comprisingv an oscillatory tray for holding' a stack of pieces of merchandise and adapted to permit olf the discharge et said pieces, one at a time, from the upper end ot the tray, means below said stack :tor pressing' the same to the top ot the tray, an exposed handle for operating the tray and an ejector against which, on the moi/*ement of the tray, a piece of merchandise held thereby is pressed and becomes thereby discharged, said tray' also having means to receive and carry the coin against said releasing means.

le 1n coin-controlled vending machine haring an exterior casing, a coin entrance slot, a discharge for the sold merchandise, means :tor locking the dispensing;- structure inoperative in the absence of an introduced coin and coin-controlled mechanism tor releasing' said structure through the medium or an introduced coin, a dispensing,` structure comprising an oscillatory tray tor holding stack of pieces or merchandise and adapted to permit of the discharge of the same, one at a time, trom the upper end of the tray, a compressible spring' within the lower portion of the tray and below said stack for pressing the sJaclr toward the top or the tray, an exposed handle for operating the tray and an ejector against which, on the movement ci the tray, a piece of merchandise held thereby is pressed and becomes thereby discharged, said tray also having means to receive and carry the coin against said releasing' means.

5. 1n a coin-controlled vending machine having an exterior casing', a coin entrance slot, a discharge for the sold merchandise, means tor loclring the dispensing` struc-ture inoperative in the absence ot an introduced coin and coin-controlled mechanism for releasing said structure through the medium ot an introduced coin, a dispensing structure comprising an oscillatory tray for holding a stack of pieces of merchandise and adapted to permit of the discharge of the same, one at a time, from the upper end of the tray, a compressible spring having thereon a top plate within the lower portion of the tray and below said stack for pressing the stack to the top of the tray, a removable top on said tray for permitting the replenishing of the tray with merchandise, an exposed handle for operating the tray and an ejector' against which, on the movement of the tray, a piece of merchandise held thereby is pressed and becomes thereby discharged, said tray also having means to receive and carry the coin against said releasing means.

6. In a coin-controlled vending machine having an exterior casing, a coin entrance slot, a discharge for the sold merchandise, means for locking the dispensing structure inoperative in the absence of an introduced coin and coin-controlled mechanism for releasing said structure through the medium of an introduced coin, a dispensing structure comprising an oscillatory tray for holding a stack of pieces of merchandise and adapted to permit of the discharge of said pieces one at a time from the upper end of the tray, a compressible zig-zag leaf-spring within the lower portion of the tray and below said stack for pressing the stack toward the top of the tray, a handle for operating the tray and an ejector against which on the movement of the tray a piece of merchandise held thereby is pressed and becomes thereby discharged.

7. In a coin-controlled vending machine having an exterior casing, a coin entrance slot, a discharge :for the sold merchandise, means for locking the dispensing structure inoperative in the absence of an introduced coin and coin-controlled mechanism for releasing said structure through the medium of an introduced coin, a dispensing structure comprising an oscillatory tray for holding a stack of pieces of merchandise mounted for lateral swinging movement, said tray being pivotally mounted a considerable distance below its upper end and adapted at its upper end to permit the discharge of said pieces, one at a time, an exposed handle connected with said tray *for operating the same, means constantly pressing said stack toward the top of the tray and an ejector against which on the movement of the tray a piece of the merchandise 1s pressed and becomes thereby discharged.

8. In a coin-controlled vending machine having an exterior casing, a coin entrance slot, a discharge for the sold merchandise, means for locking the dispensing structure inoperative in the absence of an introduced coin and coin-controlled mechanism for releasing said structure through the medium of an introduced coin, a dispensing structure comprising an oscillatory tray for holding a stack of pieces of merchandise mounted for lateral swinging movement, said tray being pivotally mounted a considerable distance below its upper end and adapted at its upper end to permit the discharge of said pieces, one at a time, an exposed handle connected with said tray for operating the same, means constantly pressing said stack toward the top of the tray and an ejector against which on the movement of the tray a piece of the merchandise is pressed and becomes thereby discharged, said tray also having means to receive and carry the coin against said releasing means.

9. In a coin-controlled vending machine having an exterior casing, a coin entrance slot, a discharge for the sold merchandise, means for locking the dispensing structure inoperative in the absence of an introduced coin and coin-controlled mechanism for releasing said structure through the medium of an introduced coin, a dispensing structure comprising a. tray for holding a stack oir' pieces of merchandise mounted for lateral swinging movement within said casing, an exposed handle connected with said tray for operating the same and an ejector against which, on the movement of the tray, a piece of merchandise held thereby is pressed and becomes thereby discharged, said tray also having means to receive and carry the coin against said releasing means, and said ejector having a hook shaped end to engage the pieces of merchandise aligned with it and also to lock the tray in its inoperative position when the last piece of merchandise has been discharged therefrom.

10. In a coin-controlled vending machine having an exterior casing, a coin entrance slot, a discharge for the sold merchandise and coin controlled mechanism operable by an exposed handle for, through the medium of a coin, dislodging the pieces of merchandise, one at a time, a tray for holding a stack of the pieces of merchandise and adapted to permit the dislodgment of said pieces, one at a time, from one side of its upper end, a displaceable stop cover for the upper end oit said tray and means below said stack constantly pressing against the stack in a direction toward the top of the tray.

l1. In a coin-controlled vending machine having an exterior casing, a coin entrance slot, a discharge for the sold merchandise and coin-controlled mechanism operable by an exposed handle for, through the medium of a coin, dislodging the pieces of merchandise, one at a time, a tray for holding a stack of the'pieces of merchandise and adapted to permit the dislodgment of said pieces, one at a time, from one side of its upper end, a displaceable stop cover for the upper end of said tray, a zig-zag compressible plate spring below said stack and having a top plate constantly pressed against the bottom of the stack in a direction to press the stack toward the top of the tray.

12. In a coin-controlled "vending machine having an exterior casing, a coin entrance slot, a discharge 'for the sold merchandise and coin-controlled mechanism operable by an exposed handle for, through the medium of a coin, dislodging the pieces of merchandise, one at a time, a tray for holding a stack of the pieces of merchandise and adapted to permit the dislodgement of said pieces, one at a time, from one side of its upper end7 a displaceable stop cover for the upper end of said tray, a spring below said l5 of New York7 and State of New York, this 20 19th day of March, A. D. 1920.

HARVEY GILES. 

